Autonomous Production Unit Manager (RUAP)

Job Description:

Position Summary:

Reporting to Operations, the Autonomous Production Unit Manager is tasked with organizing and managing production to deliver finished products within the required deadlines, costs, and quality. They must ensure the performance of their teams while strictly complying with health and safety rules. They are also responsible for implementing improvement plans and act as a lead within a multi-trade team. They supervise a team of four supervisors and manage a total of 80 to 100 employees in a unionized environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan production in collaboration with workshop managers and react to unforeseen events and technical hazards;
• Ensure monitoring and governance of the production service by analyzing steering indicators and addressing encountered issues;
• Coordinate production requirements with other departments, notably maintenance;
• Manage production personnel, including recruitment, skills development, and daily management;
• Accompany and support supervisors (REAP) in their tasks to ensure their skills development;
• Facilitate and communicate objectives and technical, quality, and safety developments to the teams;
• Improve production processes, analyze failures, and propose solutions to increase productivity and responsiveness;
• Ensure budget monitoring of their scope and propose necessary investments in collaboration with other departments;
• Participate in the homogenization of program management modes in line with management guidelines.

Job Requirements

Academic Training: Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or training in management or supervision.

Experience: A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in production.

Special Requirements:

• Good technical knowledge in aeronautics and occupational health and safety aspects;
• Experience in management in a unionized environment;
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite. Knowledge of SAP is an asset;
• Knowledge of WHMIS standards;
• Strong leadership and team facilitation capacity;
• Excellent communication and collaboration with different departments;
• English, both oral and written (an asset)

Resource Management

Human: 4 supervisors and approximately 80 to 100 employees.

Financials: Department budget.

Working Conditions

Physical effort: no physical effort required.

Physical work environment: The position is a combination of office work and presence on the factory floor, in direct contact with production teams. Strict compliance with health and safety rules is essential.

Human work environment: N/A

This job requires knowledge of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the basis for the company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

Legal Entity: Airbus Atlantique Canada Inc.

Contract Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Management <JF-FA-EM>